Congratulations to the following individuals for obtaining extramural funding from federal, state, and/or independent sources between February 1 and April 30, 2023!
NOTE: If any information has been inadvertently omitted, please contact the editor (dflock@lsuhsc.edu) and a correction will be printed in the next issue of The Pulse.
National Institutes of Health (R25)
Lisa M. Harrison-Bernard, PhD (Physiology)
Co-Directors: Drs. Allison C. Augustus-Wallace and Jovanny Zabaleta. Program Coordinator:
Dr. Stefany Primeaux. Program Administrator: Melissa Prestwood.
“LSUHSC-New Orleans Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Biomedical Sciences”
National Institutes of Health (MERIT R37)
Martin Ronis, PhD (Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics)
“Role of Oxidative Stress in Alcoholic Osteopenia” (renewal)
National Institutes of Health (F30)
Eden Gallegos (Physiology)
“Alcohol and Calorie-dense Diet-mediated Hepatic Mitochondrial Dysregulation”
Kourtney Weaver (Physiology)
“Immunometabolic Consequences of Alcohol-induced Mesenteric Lymphatic Dyshomeostasis”
National Institutes of Health (K00)
Shannin Moody, PhD (Neurology/Cell Biology)
Dr. Deidre Devier and Dr. Scott Edwards are Sponsors. Dr. Tekeda Ferguson is a mentor.
“Stress Biology and Psychosocial Stressors as Mechanisms for Racial Health Disparities
and Progression of Neural and Clinical Impairments”
U.S. Department of Defense
Hamid Boulares, PhD (Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center)
“Novel DNA Repair Independent Roles of DNA-PLes in Hypercholestrolemia Induced Atherosclerosis”
VA Health Services Research and Development Service
Gala True, PhD, (Medicine, Section on Community and Population Medicine; Co-investigator and New
Orleans site PI)
PI: Gabriela Khazanov
“Incentivizing Lethal Means Safety Among Veterans at Risk for Suicide”
University Collaborations
Tara Castellano, MD (Obstetrics and Gynecology)Oklahoma University Health Science Center
“Phase II Trial of Niraparib in Combination with Dostarlimab in Patients with Recurrent
or Progressive Cervix Cancer (STAR)”
Maria Sanchez-Pino, PhD (Genetics)
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
“NIH UDK Pilot Study of the Effect of Weight Loss by Pharmacotherapy on Chronic Pro-tumor
Inflammatory”
Michelle Korah-Sedgwick, MD (Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care – Allergy/Immunology)
School of Medicine Research Enhancement Program
““Evaluation of Localized Pulmonary Th1 Response Via Sputum Analysis in Association
with Mycobacterium Avium Complex-Pulmonary Disease”
Pharmaceutical and Company Grants
Amita Krishnan, MD (Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care)
United Therapeutics Corporation
An Open-label Extension Study of Inhaled Treprostinil in Subjects with Idiopathic
Pulmonary Fibrosis”
Rebecca Lillis, MD (Medicine/Infectious Diseases)
Premier Research
“Clinical Evaluation of Labcorp Mpox PCR Home Collection Test Kit”
Rebecca Lillis, MD (Medicine/Infectious Diseases)
Labcorp
“Clinical Study of the Cue® Chlamydia + Gonorrhea Molecular Test with Female Lay Users
Self-Testing in a Simulated Home Use Setting and Untrained Operators Testing in a
CLIA Waived Environment”
Stephanie Taylor, MD (Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology)
Hologic, Inc
“Clinical Performance of the Aptima® SARS-CoV-2 Assay in Nasopharyngeal and Nasal
Swab Specimens from Asymptomatic Subjects Suspected of COVID-19”